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John Gordon Black 1765 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1765

Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1851

Death Location: Durham, England

Father: Gavin Black

Mother: Jean Waddell

Spouse(s): Helen Shanks

Children(s): William Black

John Gordon Black was born in 1765 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Gavin Black and Jean Waddell. John Gordon Black later married Helen Shanks, and together they raised children including William Black. In 1851, John Gordon Black passed away in Durham, England.

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Parents

Gavin Black
1732 – 1805
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GB
Jean Waddell
1738 – 1799
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
JW

Spouses(s)

Helen Shanks
1766 – 1841
Birth Location: New Monkland, Lanarkshire Scotland
HS

Children(s)

William Black
1805 –
Birth Location: Airdrie, Lanarkshire
WB

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1765
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Durham, England
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